700cc Commuter Tires - Page 2

bmor · 08-10-2012, 10:09 PM

Ya that was my newb thinking when I upgraded the 23c's, glad someone is in agreement.

morgman · 08-10-2012, 10:15 PM

You can run a 28 at 70-80 psi and cruise in comfort without giving up too much in efficiency.

shirk · 08-10-2012, 11:41 PM

Some theories being thrown around that wider tires are equally as fast rolling and actually require less energy.

The drawback is aero drag. They don't cut as clean an aero profile, thus pro's are still riding slightly narrow tires or trying to find a happy medium between super skinny and rock hard psi and fatter with lower psi for some comfort.

Zinn has written a couple articles on Velonews about this.

morgman · 08-11-2012, 12:05 AM

Just went to Velocity A23s and Schwalbe Duranos on the road bike. Loving the fat-race combo.

bmor · 08-11-2012, 12:08 AM

Duranos are what I got.

08-10-2012, 10:09 PM	#16
bmor Hello my name is Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: down by the river Posts: 1,304 Rep Power: 300976	Ya that was my newb thinking when I upgraded the 23c's, glad someone is in agreement. __________________ "When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man's convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became. Here, for once, was a product of man's brain that was entirely beneficial to those who used it, and of no harm or irritation to others. Progress should have stopped when man invented the bicycle." - Elizabeth West

08-10-2012, 10:15 PM	#17
morgman probably on bottletop Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Frommin' the Monk Posts: 3,693 Rep Power: 666	You can run a 28 at 70-80 psi and cruise in comfort without giving up too much in efficiency. __________________ flickr

08-10-2012, 11:41 PM	#18
shirk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Van Posts: 7,341 Rep Power: 5191786	Some theories being thrown around that wider tires are equally as fast rolling and actually require less energy. The drawback is aero drag. They don't cut as clean an aero profile, thus pro's are still riding slightly narrow tires or trying to find a happy medium between super skinny and rock hard psi and fatter with lower psi for some comfort. Zinn has written a couple articles on Velonews about this. __________________ www.roostoutfitters.com

08-11-2012, 12:05 AM	#19
morgman probably on bottletop Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Frommin' the Monk Posts: 3,693 Rep Power: 666	Just went to Velocity A23s and Schwalbe Duranos on the road bike. Loving the fat-race combo. __________________ flickr

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08-11-2012, 12:08 AM	#20
bmor Hello my name is Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: down by the river Posts: 1,304 Rep Power: 300976	Duranos are what I got.

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